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  • Illinois Diocese Involved in Damage Control, Says Catholic Activist Group

    01/18/2005 10:03:11 AM PST · by Land of the Irish · 17 replies · 484+ views
    Agape Press ^ | January 17, 2005 | Jim Brown
    (AgapePress) - A group that exposes abuses within the Roman Catholic Church says the diocese of Springfield, Illinois, is a "hotbed" of homosexual perversion. Last month, Catholic priest Eugene Costa was found severely beaten and unconscious in a Springfield park that has a reputation as a hangout for homosexuals. Now the diocese has stripped Costa of his parish and his position as chancellor because of his history of lurid behavior. Stephen Brady, with the group Roman Catholic Faithful, calls the decision to remove Costa a "preemptive strike," and contends the diocese is doing damage control. "The diocese is removing Costa...